"Mr. Cao." Jiao Si greeted him as he sat down.
"Is something the matter, President Jiao Si?" Chen Mu asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Heh, I have a rather presumptuous request." Looking straight at Chen Mu, Jiao Si said frankly, "Mr. Cao, you are the finest Card Crafter I have ever met. I hope Ru Qiu can spend some time with you. If you are willing to give her a little guidance, it would be her good fortune. If you are busy, she can simply work as your assistant. Of course, Siyuan Academy will compensate you for this."
After dealing with these people for so long, Jiao Si had gradually come to understand their temperament. There was no need to speak in roundabout terms. Offer generous enough compensation, and there would generally be no problem.
Sure enough, Chen Mu looked interested. "What compensation?" Letting Ru Qiu stay with him for a while was a minor matter to Chen Mu. Without basic introductory guidance, the principles behind Planning Cards were so profound that it was virtually impossible to figure them out alone.
Chen Mu strongly suspected that the genius who had created Planning Card theory must have been a master mathematician. Although modern Card Adepts also studied mathematics, what they learned was so superficial by comparison that it did not even qualify as introductory material.
What interested Chen Mu more was the compensation Jiao Si had mentioned. He understood now: pluck a single hair from people like Jiao Si or Tang Hanpei, and it would still be thicker than his thigh. Being polite with them would only mean making life difficult for himself.
Would Chen Mu make life difficult for himself? Of course not!
Jiao Si was an old fox himself, and he asked tentatively, "What sort of compensation would you like, Mr.